Soil solarization is the hottest way to eliminate pests, plant diseases, and weeds from your garden.

A friend planted several heirloom tomatoes in containers several weeks ago. One of the plants is not doing well. The lower leaves have turned brown and fallen off and the browning is progressing up ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - While the summer season is still in full swing, it’s about that time to make sure your gardens are ready for a drop in temperatures as we prepare for the fall. “We are ...

One of the best things you can do for your vegetable garden beds during the dog days of summer is to solarize the soil. Soil solarization is a nonchemical method of controlling soil-borne pests using ...

Q: Your article about tomatoes dying from the bottom up has plagued me the last couple of years despite moving the plants a distance from last year's bed. Do you think black plastic covering the soil ...